Monday, 23 July 2012

Hotel Style Coconut Chutney

Hotel Style Coconut Chutney

Ingredients

  • Coconut - 1 cup, freshly grated
  • Dalia - fistful, (roasted chickpeas/putnala pappu)
  • Green Chilies - 2-3 (preferably light green variety)
  • Ginger - 1/2" inch
  • Garlic - 1 clove
  • Salt to taste
  • Tempering/Poppu/Tadka:
  • Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
  • Curry leaves - a sprig
  • Oil - 1 tsp

Method

  1. Grind fresh coconut, roasted chickpeas, green chilies, ginger, garlic and salt to a smooth paste adding very little water. Remove onto a serving bowl.
  2. Heat oil for tempering in a small pan. Add mustard seeds and allow to splutter. Add curry leaves and turn off heat. Pour the tempering over the chutney.
  3. Serve this hotel style coconut chutney along side idli or dosa.

Tips

  • Garlic is optional.
  • Fresh coconut is essential for the best flavor.
  • Scrape out the outer brown layer of the coconut for a white colored coconut chutney.

Hotel style coconut chutney recipe – Subtly spiced and tempering with curry leaves gives the coconut chutney all the charm it needs to be your favorite side with dosa and idli.

Wednesday, 27 July 2011

Egg Fried Rice Recipe

INDIAN RECIPES : EGG FRIED RICE RECIPE Egg Fried Rice is a perfect recipe for special days such as Mother’s Day and Birthday. Learn how to make/prepare Egg Fried Rice by following this easy recipe.
Egg Fried Rice Recipe
Ingredients:• 1 Egg, lightly beaten
• 1 Cup instant rice, uncooked
• 2 tbsp Soy sauce
• 1 tsp Vegetable oil
• 1/2 Cup green beans
• 1/2 Onion, finely chopped
• 1/4 tsp Black pepper, ground
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 1 Cup water
How to make Egg Fried Rice:• Take a saucepan, add water, salt and soy sauce and bring it to a boil.
• Add rice, keep stirring.
• Remove it from the flame, cover and let stand for about 5 minutes.
• Take a medium skillet and heat oil in it over medium flame.
• Fry onions and green beans for about 2 to 3 minutes.
• Pour in egg and fry for about 2 minutes, scrambling egg while it cooks.
• Add this mixture to the cooked rice, mix well.
• Sprinkle with the pepper.